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- Pilonidal Disease Fact Sheet
Pilonidal Disease Fact Sheet A Pilonidal (abscess, cyst, sinus, dimple) is an abscess in the natal cleft (more commonly referred to as your butt crack) that tends to become infected and cause intense pain and drainage Sometimes a Pilonidal contains hair and sometimes not Basic Facts HAIR: The term “Pilonidal” technically means “nest of hairs”… Read More»
- Find a Surgeon - Pilonidal Support Alliance
Find a Pilonidal Surgeon We do not make specific surgeon referrals, what we can do is give patients a map of where surgeons are located who are doing ADVANCED Pilonidal procedures The map below shows the known surgeons who are performing either Cleft Lift Kardakis, Gips Pit Picking, or EPSiT Other resources:
- Home - Pilonidal Support Alliance
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- Cyst is continually draining a large amount of liquid - Any ideas what . . .
My cyst has started to drain a significant amount of liquid recently It is not particularly itchy or painful It doesn’t appear to be infected But it has been continually draining for a few days now I wonder if anyone else has had this experience and understands what’s happening or has
- Diagnosing Pilonidal - Pilonidal Support Alliance
Tests for Pilonidal There is not a lot of testing that is applicable to Pilonidal Disease, most of the time the inflamed lump and or sinus openings is the tell-tale sign X-Rays will not see Pilonidal Cysts What they may be useful for is detecting Spina Bifida Occulta, which may be the cause of congenital Sacral Dimples
- You and Your Scar - Pilonidal Support Alliance
Light swelling in a Pilonidal surgery scar merely indicates that fluid has built up under the skin due to minor damage Significant swelling of the scar, coupled with an angry red discoloration, the area feeling warmer than the surrounding skin, and low-grade fever indicates a possible infection that needs attention right away
- Pictures - Pilonidal Support Alliance
Pilonidal Image Galleries Please note, these are pictures of a medical disease and frequently involve open wounds and post-surgical pictures Some may be disturbing Pilonidal Diagnostic Pictures – non surgical Bascom Pit Picking Pictures Open Wound Excision Pictures Closed Wound Excision Pictures Bascom Cleft Lift Pictures Karadakis
- What Is Pilonidal Disease - Pilonidal Support Alliance
What Is a Pilonidal Cyst? (Pronounce it: Pie-Low-Nye-Dal) The short answer is that a Pilonidal is a nasty abscess in the midline of your bum created from an infected follicle During a severe infection the abscess can grow to golf-ball or larger size, causing excruciating pain over the tailbone
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